Unit 14: What Game Do You Like?

Part I: Listen and Learn

1. 

W# z4i d4xu6 ni4n sh%.
I study at a university.
§Ú¦b¤j¾Ç°á®Ñ¡C

W# h7n x-hu1n t-y* y*nd$ng, y9nw8i y*nd$ng du= sh5nt- y#u h3och*.
I like sports very much, because doing exercise is good to health.
§Ú«Ü³ßÅwÅé¨|¹B°Ê¡A¦]¬°¹B°Ê¹ï¨­Åé¦³¦n³B¡C

W# x-hu1n p3ob*, y@uy#ng, d3 l2nqi^.
I like jogging, swimming and playing basketball.
§Ú³ßÅw¶]¨B¡A´åªa¡A¥´Äx²y¡C

W# y@uy#ng y@u de h6n h3o, k7sh- l2nqi^ d3 de b* h3o.
I swim very well, but basketball, (I) don't play it well.
§Ú´åªa´å±o«Ü¦n¡A¥i¬OÄx²y¥´±o¤£¦n¡C

W# h2i x-hu1n k4n t-y* b-s4i.
I also like to watch (sports) games (tournaments).
§ÚÁÙ³ßÅw¬ÝÅé¨|¤ñÁÉ¡C

L2nqi^, p2iqi^, z^qi^, w# d!u x-hu1n k4n.
Basketball, volleyball, soccer, I like to watch them all.
Äx²y¡B±Æ²y¡B¨¬²y¡A§Ú³£³ßÅw¬Ý¡C

W# t8bi6 x-hu1n k4n g2nl3nqi^ b-s4i.
I particularly like to watch football games.
§Ú¯S§O³ßÅw¬Ý¾ñÆV²y¤ñÁÉ¡C

M7igu@ g2nl3nqi^ h6n y#u y=si.
American football is very interesting.
¬ü°ê¾ñÆV²y«Ü¦³·N«ä¡C

2. 

W# sh= c@ng Zh!nggu@ l2i de.
I came from China.
§Ú¬O±q¤¤°ê¨Óªº¡C

W# y7 x-hu1n t-y* y*nd$ng, y9nw8i b^ y*nd$ng du= sh5nt- b* h3o.
I like sports too, because not doing exercise is not good to health.
§Ú¤]³ßÅwÅé¨|¹B°Ê¡A¦]¬°¤£¹B°Ê¹ï¨­Åé¤£¦n¡C

W# hu= d3 p9ngp1ngqi^, p2iqi^, y7 hu= t9 z^qi^.
I can play table-tennis, volleyball. I can also play soccer.
§Ú·|¥´¥â¥ã²y¡B±Æ²y¡A¤]·|½ð¨¬²y¡C

P9ngp1ngqi^ w# d3 de b^cu$, k7sh= z^qi^ t9 de b^ t4i h3o.
I play table-tennis well, but I don't play soccer very well.
¥â¥ã²y§Ú¥´±o¤£¿ù¡A¥i¬O¨¬²y½ð±o¤£¤Ó¦n¡C

Z4i M7igu@ w# b* ch2ng d3 p9ngp1ngqi^.
In the U.S. I don't play table-tennis very often.
¦b¬ü°ê§Ú¤£±`¥´¥â¥ã²y¡C

W# b^ t4i x-hu1n M7igu@ de g2nl3nqi^. 
I don't like American football that much.
§Ú¤£¤Ó³ßÅw¬ü°êªº¾ñÆV²y¡C

B^gu$, w# ch2ngch2ng k4n g2nl3nqi^ b-s4i.
However, I often watch football games.
¤£¹L¡A§Ú±`±`¬Ý¾ñÆV²y¤ñÁÉ¡C

3. 

A: John, n- j9ngch2ng y*nd$ng ma?
A: John, do you often do exercises?
A:John, §A¸g±`¹B°Ê¶Ü¡H

B: Sh=de, w# m7iti1n d!u du4nli4n sh5nt-.
B: Yes, I do physical exercises every day.
B:¬Oªº¡A§Ú¨C¤Ñ³£Áë½m¨­Åé¡C
A: N- p0ngch2ng zu$ sh6nme y*nd$ng?
A: What exercises do you usually do?
A:§A¥­±`§@¤°»ò¹B°Ê¡H

B: W# m7iti1n p3ob*. Y#ude sh0h$u d3 w3ngqi^.
B: I am jogging every day. Sometimes, I play tennis.
B:§Ú¨C¤Ñ¶]¨B¡C¦³ªº®É­Ô¥´ºô²y¡C

A: N- w3ngqi^ d3 de z6nmey4ng?
A: How well do you play tennis?
A:§Aºô²y¥´±o«ç»ò¼Ë¡H

B: M3mah%hu. Nî huì bu huì d3 w3ngqiú?
B:So-so. Can you play tennis?
B:°¨°¨ªêªê¡C§A·|¤£·|¥´ºô²y¡H

A: Huì.
A: Yes.
A:·|¡C

B: W#men sh6nme sh0h$u y=q- q* d3 w3ngqi^, h3o bu h3o?
B: Let's go to play tennis some time together, OK?
B:§Ú­Ì¤°»ò®É­Ô¤@°_¥h¥´ºô²y¡A¦n¤£¦n¡H

A: T4i h3o le. 
A: That's terrific.
A:¤Ó¦n¤F¡C

4. 

A: L- xi1nsheng, n- x-hu1n t-y* y*nd$ng ma?
A: Mr. Li, Do you like sports?
A:§õ¥ý¥Í¡A§A³ßÅwÅé¨|¹B°Ê¶Ü¡H

B: H7n x-hu1n.
B: Very much.
B:«Ü³ßÅw¡C

A: X-hu1n sh6nme?
A: What do you like?
A:³ßÅw¤°»ò¡H
B: G2nl3nqi^. W#men ji1l- r6n d!u x-hu1n g2nl3nqi^.
B: Football. My family members all like football.
B:¾ñÆV²y¡C§Ú­Ì®a¸Ì¤H³£³ßÅw¾ñÆV²y¡C

A: N- ch2ngch2ng d3 g2nl3nqi^ ma?
A: Do you often play football?
A:§A±`±`¥´¾ñÆV²y¶Ü¡H

B: B* d3. W# b^ hu= d3 g2nl3nqi^.
B: No. I don't know how to play football.
B:¤£¥´¡C§Ú¤£·|¥´¾ñÆV²y¡C

A: N4, n- z6nme shu! n0 x-hu1n g2nl3nqi^ ne?
A: Then, how come that you said you liked football?
A:¨º¡A§A«ç»ò»¡§A³ßÅw¾ñÆV²y©O¡H

B: W# sh= shu! w# x-hu1n k4n g2nl3nqi^ b-s4i.
B: What I am saying is I like to watch football game.
B:§Ú¬O»¡§Ú³ßÅw¬Ý¾ñÆV²y¤ñÁÉ¡C

B: W# m6iy#u shu! w# x-hu1n d3 g2nl3nqi^.
B: I didn't say that I liked to play football.
B:§Ú¨S¦³»¡§Ú³ßÅw¥´¾ñÆV²y¡C

A: W# d#ng le.
A: I see.
A:§ÚÀ´¤F¡C

Part II: Utterances and Notes

	't-y*' and 'y*nd$ng' literally mean 'sports and physical exercises (movements)'.

	Pay attention to the verb 'play' in Chinese. When a ball game is played, the verb 'd3' is usually used. The soccer 'z^qi^', however, can be only kicked 't9'.

	'y*nd$ng' can be a noun or a verb. In 'N- x-hu1n sh6nme y*nd$ng?', it is a noun, while in 'N- ch2ngch2ng y*nd$ng ma?', it is a verb.

	'du4nli4n sh5nt-' literally means 'to cultivate the body'.

Part III: New Sentence Modules

1. 	Do you like sport? 
N0 x-hu1n t-y* y*nd$ng ma?

x-hu1
h6n x-hu1n
f5ich2ng x-hu1n
b^ t4i xihu1n
y=di3r d!u b* x-hu1n

W# 

2. What sports do you like?

N0 x-hu1n sh6nme y*nd$ng?

l2nqi^
p2iqi^
w3ngqi^
g2nl3nqi^
p9ngp1ngqi^
z^qi^

k4n
b0s4i

W#
N-
T1
x-hu1n

d3

t9            

p3ob*
y@uy#ng

3. 	Can you play...? I can(not) play... 
l2nqi^
p2iqi^
w3ngqi^
g2nl3nqi^
p9ngp1ngqi^

N- 	hu= bu hu= 

d3

?

y@uy#ng

t9 z^qi^

hu=
b^ hu=  
b^ t4i hu=
y=di3r d!u b^hu=
l2nqi^
p2iqi^
w3ngqi^
g2nl3nqi^
p9ngp1ngqi^

W#
d3
?

y@uy#ng

t9 z^qi^

4. Can you play ... well? I can play ... very well

l2nqi^
p2iqi^
p9ngp1ngqi^
g2nl3nqi^

N-
d3
de h6n h3o ma?

z^qi^
t9

l2nqi^
p2iqi^
p9ngp1ngqi^
g2nl3nqi^

W#
d3
de

z^qi^
t9

h6n h3o
b^cu$
b^ t49 h3o
m2mah%h%
h2i k6y-

5. 	Do you often do exercises? Yes, I often do exercises, because it is good to health. No, I don’t, because I don’t like sports

      N- ch2ngch2ng y*nd$ng ma?
Sh=de, w# ch2ngch2ng y*nd$ng, y9nw8i y*nd$ng du= sh5nt- y@u h3och*.
B*, w# b* ch2ng y*ndong, y9nw8i w# b* x-hu1n y*nd$ng.

6. What kind of exercises do you usually do? I usually do...

     N- p0ch2ng y=b1n zu$ sh6nme y*nd$ng?

m7iti1n
ch2ngch2ng
y#ude sh0hou
y=b1n
p3ob*
d3 w3ngqi^
d3 l2ngqi^
y@uy#ng

W#

7. 	Do you like to watch sports games? 

N- 
N- 	ji1l- r6n

x-hu1n k4n t-y* b-s4i ma?

W#
W# ji1l0 r6n d!u 
k4n t-y* b-s4i

x-hu1n
b* x-hu1n
b^ t4i x-hu1n

8. 	What kind of games do you like to watch?

N- 
N- 	ji1l- r6n
x-hu1n k4n sh6nme b-s4i?

l2nqi^
p2iqi^
w3ngqi^
g2nl3nqi^
p9ngp1ngqi^

W#
W# ji1l0 r6n d!u 
x-hu1n k4n 
b-s4i

Part IV: Practice Makes Perfect

Say the following expressions in Chinese:

basketball, volleyball, soccer, football, tennis, table-tennis, jogging, swimming
to play, to play very well, to play so-so, be able to play, be unable to play
to watch, to watch games, to watch sports games, to watch football games

How to say the following sentences in Chinese?

I like sports.
Doing exercises is good to health.
I like jogging and swimming.
I can play table-tennis.
I don't know how to play soccer.
I play volleyball very well.
I don't play football very well.
I often go to play tennis together with my friends.

Answer the following questions in Chinese: 

N0 x-hu1n t-y* y*nd$ng ma?
Ch2ngch2ng y*nd$ng du= sh5nt- y#u h3och* ma?
N0 x-hu1n sh6nme y*nd$ng?
N- ch2ngch2ng y*nd$ng ma?
N- y=b1n zu$ sh6nme y*nd$ng?
N- hu= bu hu= d3 l2nqi^? D3 de z6nmey4ng?
N- hu= bu hu= d3 p9ngp1ngqi^? D3 de z6nmey4ng?
N-men ji1l- r6n d!u x-hu4n k4n sh6nme b-s4i?
N-men ch2ngch2ng k4n t-y* b-s4i ma?

Now tell the following in Chinese:

I am an American. I am learning Chinese now. I like Chinese food, because Chinese food is very delicious. I particularly like Sichuan cusine, because it is hot and spicy. I also like sports. I can play basketball, volleyball. I can swim too. I do physical exercises every day. Doing sports is good to my health. My family members like to watch sports games. On Sundays they go to the church in the morning. In the afternoon they often watch basketball and football.  We all like sports.